It streches for over 100 kilometers. Endless cliffs, wild, powerful ocean and open empty spaces all around, where the wind can really gain momentum. This is Parque Natural do Sudoeste Alentejano e Costa Vincentina. For…
Little Magic in Algarve
We really wanted to fall in love with Algarve. At least I thought so, because it wasn’t really working, despite the abundance of pretty landscapes. “Are you there?” – we’re asking our hearts but they don’t…
Lisbon – Algarve. Bicycle diaries.
“Ohh, how fantastic to be biking again!”, I think to myself while spinning on a completely empty asphalt road through the narrow Tróia peninsula. The conditions are ideal: it’s beautiful here, the sun is shining,…
Cabo da Roca or the end of Europe
Even though nowadays it’s relatively easy to get to any place in the world, travelers still need to feel like explorers once in a while. That’s just how we felt pedaling towards Cabo da Roca…
Synchronicities and the beautiful winter Cascais
We’re at the Warsaw airport, tired and stressed out. Last minute flat clearing, packing and a sleepless night. At the same time, we’re undeniably excited with the new trip and with what’s to come. Happy…
The beginning of a new journey. Postcards from Lisbon.
Hello Portugal! A plane teleported us in four hours away from the flat we were emptying — away from painting, cleaning, packing, carrying boxes full of stuff, unslept nights — straight into a different reality….
You hit ’em, we spit ’em – Roadkill Cook-Off in West Virginia
When we’ve come together to the US for the first time, Warsaw’s ethnic cuisine was still mostly restricted to kiosks with pseudo-Vietnamese fast-food. It was also the time when sushi was just coming into fashion. Coming here,…
Pawpaw – a forgotten tropical fruit in the middle of America
It’s a mild, sunny September Sunday, when our friend, Connor, takes us for a trip at the border of Maryland and West Virginia. The goal is to look for wild pawpaw fruit (and no, this…
Wild ponies and beaches at the Assateague State Park
Imagine an island — a long and narrow strip of land, stretching along the coast. From one side, between the island and the land, a bay with green marshes full of crabs and oysters, and…
Alternative Crete — farmers cooperative and the best olive oil in the world
Something good may come out of any crisis, and the one troubling Greece now is no exception. Our Cretan hosts, socially-aware activists and lovers of good food, decided to start a food cooperative in reaction…